Lpr And Lp - Oki B6100n Administration Manual

Chapter 3: Installing and Configuring UNIX Printing Software on an IBM/AIX System

lpr and lp

lpr
sending files to a spooler daemon for printing. The
BSD-based printing, and the
i
lpr and lp are the user interfaces into BSD and SYSTEM V spooling subsystems,
respectively. Although
printing, the process for sending the files to a printer differs. Another difference
between the two subsystems is in the command syntax that you enter at the command
line. A description of each command entry is as follows:
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and are two separate commands that are used by
lp
is a graphical user interface that lets you select printer features and
xlpsprint
send files to a particular print queue. Refer to Chapter 6 for more information
about xlpsprint.
lpr
BSD-based Printing
Users using UNIX systems that are based on the BSD derivative must enter the
command at the command line to send files to the spooler daemon for
lpr
printing.
# lpr -Pprint_queue filename
where is the name of the print queue from /etc/printcap.
printer
where is the name of a file that you would like to print using the
filename
queued printer.
Example:
# lpr -PHallway_40 Test1.txt
The -P flag identifies the name of the print queue.
System V-based Printing
Users Using UNIX systems that are based on the SYSTEM V derivative must
enter the lp command at the command line to send files to the spooler daemon for
printing.
# lp -dprinter filename
where is the name of the print queue created by the system
printer
administrator using
lpadmin
where is the name of a file that you would like to print using the
filename
queued printer.
Example:
command is used for System V-based printing.
lp
and both use a spooler daemon to queue files for
lp
, or another System V related utility.
SMIT
UNIX Printing Software Administration and Installation Guide
and
xlpsprint
command is used for
lpr
for
lpspr